Raheem Sterling switch troublesome on account of ‘important’ monetary calls for – Napoli chief

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has mentioned Raheem Sterling‘s “important monetary expectations” may very well be an impediment in doing a deal for the ahead.

Sterling turned a free agent on Wednesday after his contract at Chelsea was terminated by mutual settlement. It introduced an finish to a disappointing three-and-a-half-year spell in west London, the place he made 81 appearances and scored 19 objectives.

The England ahead’s final look for the membership got here in Could 2024, and he spent the 2025-26 season on mortgage at Arsenal. The Gunners’ sport at Southampton on the ultimate day of the season stays his final aggressive match.

“Raheem is superb, however he hasn’t been taking part in for a very long time,” Manna instructed Sky Italia on Wednesday.

“We spoke with him through the summer season however I see it as troublesome proper now, he has important monetary expectations.”

Per ESPN sources, West Ham and Fulham had expressed curiosity in signing Sterling earlier within the month.

Chelsea beat Napoli 3-2 in Italy on Wednesday to safe their place within the spherical of 16 and knock the reigning Serie A champions out of the competitors.

Info from ESPN’s James Olley contributed to this report.